Cage Warriors officials today confirmed the fight, which takes place Dec. 8 at Kelvin Hall in Glasgow, Scotland. The main card streams on MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com) following prelims on Facebook.

McVeigh, a 10-year vet of the European fight circuit, was on a 5-1 run and a three-fight win streak before a December 2011 loss to Erik Perez at BAMMA 8. Prior to the setback, which marks his most recent performance, the 30-year-old picked up a TKO win and a title defense over Andreas Bernhard at Cage Warriors 40 (though McVeigh late vacated the bantamweight belt). It moved his overall Cage Warriors record to a perfect 8-0.

Hempleman, a three-and-a-half-year pro, is riding a five-fight win streak, which included a Nov. 12 split-decision win over veteran Olly Bradstreet (36-11 at the time). The Team Sklvaos fighter now fights outside of the U.S. for the first time and meets one of his most accomplished opponents yet.

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